[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 119 (Tuesday, June 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 40299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14598]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 6731-013]


Coneross Power Corporation; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Approving Use of the 
Traditional Licensing Process

    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and 
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 6731-013.
    c. Date Filed: February 26, 2016.
    d. Submitted By: Coneross Power Corporation.
    e. Name of Project: Coneross Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On Coneross Creek, in Oconee County, South Carolina. 
No federal lands are occupied by the project works or located within 
the project boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Beth E. Harris, Enel Green Power 
North America, Inc., 11 Anderson Street, Piedmont, SC 29673; (864) 846-
0042 ext. 100; [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Adam Peer at (202) 502-8449; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Coneross Power Corporation filed its request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process on February 26, 2016. Coneross Power 
Corporation provided public notice of its request on March 1, 2016 and 
March 9, 2016. In a letter dated June 10, 2016, the Director of the 
Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Coneross Power Corporation's 
request to use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with 
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under section 7 of the Endangered 
Species Act and the joint agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR, part 
402. We are also initiating consultation with the South Carolina State 
Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National 
Historic Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the 
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
    l. With this notice, we are designating Coneross Power Corporation 
as the Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out 
informal consultation pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species 
Act and consultation pursuant to section 106 of the National Historic 
Preservation Act.
    m. Coneross Power Corporation filed a Pre-Application Document 
(PAD; including a proposed process plan and schedule) with the 
Commission, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    n. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in 
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site 
(http://www.ferc.gov), using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket 
number, excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at 
the address in paragraph h.
    o. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an 
application for a new license for Project No. 6731-013. Pursuant to 18 
CFR 16.8, 16.9, and 16.10 each application for a new license and any 
competing license applications must be filed with the Commission at 
least 24 months prior to the expiration of the existing license. All 
applications for license for this project must be filed by February 28, 
2019.
    p. Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filing and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

    Dated: June 15, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-14598 Filed 6-20-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P